DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i07.020

Pages: 2363-2366

Cervical radiculopathies are conditions involving a pathological process affecting the spinal nerve root. Commonly, this is a herniated nucleus pulposis that anatomically compresses a nerve root within the spinal canal. This can result in pain (radicular pain), weakness, numbness, or difficulty controlling specific muscles. Aim of present study to evaluate diagnostic utility of F-wave Latency on patients of cervical radiculitis/radiculopathy. Thirty five patients with unilateral cervical radiculopathy, confirmed by clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidences were studied. Selected patients were divided in two groups GROUP A- Asymptomatic side in subject clinically diagnosed with radiculitis/radiculopathy is used as control group. GROUP B- Symptomatic side in same subjects clinically diagnosed with radiculitis/radiculopathy used as case group. A high-voltage electrical stimulator was used to elicit nerve response bilaterally at various stimulation sites for the diagnosis of cervical nerve-root radiculopathy. The prolonged F-min latency of median nerve had shown significant variation on symptomatic side as compare to asymptomatic side. These variations in side to side F-wave latency by non-invasive technique brings awareness to clinicians about the radiculopathy and this report may also be useful to clinician for early diagnosis and treatment of patients with this condition, facilitating their recovery and return to regular activity.